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Pro-life Advocates Gathered to Pray with Mark
Houck Outside of Philadelphia Planned Parenthood on Wednesday Morning
NEWS PROVIDED BY
Christian Defense Coalition
Feb. 8, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2023 /Christian
Newswire/ -- Mark Houck, who is a husband and father of seven children,
was recently acquitted of unjust Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act
charges in Philadelphia federal court. The charges were brought against him
by the Biden Administration.
Houck has a 20 year record of peaceful pro-life activism. He was facing up
to 11 years in federal prison if convicted.
This was the first time Mark Houck has prayed outside the Philadelphia
Planned Parenthood since his arrest by federal agents in September 2022.
Mark Houck praying with his children in front of Planned Parenthood
The Christian Defense Coalition joined with the Pro-life Union of Greater
Philadelphia and other national groups for the prayer vigil.
The pro-life community has sent a powerful message that they will not be
bullied or intimidated into silence by the Department of Justice as they
peacefully unite to pray for an end to the violence of abortion.
A large crowd of Prolife activist, praying with Mark Houck in front of
Planned Parenthood
Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Director of the Washington, D.C. based Christian
Defense Coalition, states:
"It was deeply troubling to see these unjust federal
charges brought against longtime, pro-life leader, Mark Houck. The
arrest, charges, and federal trial were clearly an attempt by the
Department of Justice to silence a peaceful, prayerful, and public
pro-life witness in front of the Philadelphia Planned Parenthood
abortion center and across the country.
"As we gathered to pray on the public sidewalk with Mark, the pro-life
community sent a powerful message that we will not be bullied or
intimidated into silence or fear by the Department of Justice and
federal law enforcement. We came together in unity to offer women with
unexpected pregnancies hope and care, and to pray for an end to the
violence of abortion."
For more information, please call:
Rev. Patrick Mahoney at 540.538.4741
SOURCE Christian Defense Coalition
CONTACT: Rev. Patrick Mahoney, 540-538-4741
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